$20 Pill vs $20,000 Surgery? Popular Diabetes Drug Metformin Found To Relieve Osteoarthritis Knee Pain

Metformin may reduce knee pain in overweight patients with osteoarthritis, offering a low-cost alternative to early knee replacement surgery, according to a Monash University trial. A widely used diabetes medication may help relieve knee osteoarthritis (OA) pain in people who are overweight or obese, potentially delaying the need for knee replacement surgery, according to new [...]